Max Stern - guitar, vocals, jewishness
IM: HeySka39 John Hanna - bass, tolerance
IM: Sk89ten Loren Shumaker - trombone, meditation
IM: rude2yourparents Marc Turner - alto/tenor/bari sax, nicotine
IM: skabandit22 Nick Ruscitto - drums, metal
IM: T3hDrumMaster
OTHER RAD PEOPLE WHO HELP US OUT: Lauren Vandevier - makes cool shirts
E-MAIL US: The_Skatastrophes@yahoo.com
Influences
punk rock, ska, dub, classic rock, bob dylan, joe strummer, old reggae comps, sarcasm, energy drinks, video games, highways, daily vices, the great lakes, life, love and the pursuit of happiness. and the city that we come from.
Sounds Like
something that turned into more than just a 13-year-old's poorly constructed idea of a band, but with the same cliche name
5/14/04 – Cleveland Heights High School Relay for Life
5/15/04 – Roxboro Arts Festival
7/28/04 – The Grog Shop w/ Imperfect, Delay, The Rude Staff Checkers
8/24/04 – The Rhythm Room w/ The Set-Ups, MU330, Suburban Legends
9/18/04 – Peabody’s Battle Of The Bands
11/13/04 – Peabody’s Battle Of The Bands Finals (2nd Place)
11/23/04 – Peabody’s w/ The Adicts
12/4/04 – Skanukah @ Josh’s House
1/21/05 – High School Rockoff @ The Odeon
2/3/05 – Ska Is Dead II @ The Agora w/ MU330, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Streetlight Manifesto
2/20/05 – Ska Brawl Tour @ The Grog Shop w/ The Karkadens, SixPlusOne, Westbound Train, The Toasters
4/30/05 – PitCleveland w/ Fettuccini and the Kids, The Karkadens, Ass Nasty and the Beasts, Stamp’d
5/21/05 – Roxboro Arts Festival
6/3/05 – Cleveland Heights High School Relay for Life w/ The Rude Staff Checkers
6/12/05 – The Grog Shop w/ Special Blend, The Set-Ups, The Rude Staff Checkers (Skatast/RSC split demo CD release)
1/20/06 – High School Rockoff @ The Odeon
3/1/06 – The Grog Shop w/ The Matt Kurz One, Bomb The Music Industry!, 80HD
4/22/06 – Ska Prom @ The Agora w/ The Set-Ups, 80HD, Synthetic Elements, Mustard Plug
5/20/06 – Roxboro Arts Festival
6/10/06 – Justin's Broke Flat Broke Show @ The Grog Shop w/ Against You!, Max Sollisch, The Rotators, Outley Park Drive, Viadora
11/2/06 - Ska Brawl w/ The Toasters @ the Grog Shop
1/13/07 - High School Rock Off @ the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1/27/07 - High School Rock Off Finals @ the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3/7/07 - The Agora Ballroom w/ Suburban Legends
3/9/07 - The Grog Shop w/ Westbound Train, Vic Ruggiero
3/24/07 - Six on the Beach Spring Break Extravaganza @ the Grog Shop
4/7/07 - The Orange Cat (Cincinnatti, OH) w/ No Target Audience
4/11/07 - The Spot @ Case Western Reserve University
4/28/07 - Toga Party?? @ Case Western Reserve University
6/2/07 - Roxboro Arts Festival
6/14/07 - Kickoff to Summer @ The Grog Shop w/ Bomb the Music Industry, Chotto Ghetto, the Sidekicks
7/15/07 - Wilbert's w/ Deals Gone Bad
8/19/07 - CD RELEASE OF "BOUT DAMN TIME" @ the Grog Shop w/ the Sidekicks, Rotators, Manic Sewing Circle, Johnny Red and the Skammunists
9/14/07 - The Soggy Dog House (the Sidekicks CD release show)
10/27/07 - Squire Valleyview Farm
12/27/07 - The Grog Shop w/ the Rude Staff Checkers
12/28/07 - Holiday Ska Fest @ the Agora w/ Mustard Plug & Deals Gone Bad
4/20/08 - The Grog Shop w/ The Slackers and Bomb the Music Industry!
4/26/08 - Mickey Finn's Pub (Toledo, OH)
6/19/07 - The Jigsaw (WRUW 91.1 sponsored show) w/ Cypher, Johnny Red & the Skammunists
8/8/08 - The Phantasy w/ the Pinstripes, the Frankl Project, Piano Key Necktie
8/14/08 - END OF SUMMER BLOWOUT @ the Grog Shop w/ The Sidekicks, No Target Audience, Johnny Red & the Skammunists, the Distractions
12/29/08 - HAPPY FUCKIN' HOLIDAYS SHOW @ the Grog Shop w/ The Sidekicks, Green Room Rockers, Johnny Red & the Skammunists, Signals Midwest
DOWNLOAD HALF OF OUR RECORD "BOUT DAMN TIME" FOR FREE RIGHT HERE. if you like what you hear, come get a record at a show, or make a donation right here and we'll get one to you! SHORT VERSION for those with short attention spans:
remember dancing at shows? loud horns and singalongs? vans shoes and guitar solos? we do.
LONG VERSION for those who enjoy reading:
The Skatastrophes have performed at nearly every major venue in Cleveland including the Grog Shop, Peabody's Down Under, The Agora Ballroom, The Odeon, PIT Cleveland, and Pirate's Cove, and have shared the stage with many of North America's premier ska acts including Streetlight Manifesto, Mustard Plug, Westbound Train, The Toasters, The Slackers, Suburban Legends, MU330 and the Voodoo Glow Skulls. They were also one of the 19 bands to make it to the "Final Exam" out of over 250 initial competitors for the 2007 Cleveland.com High School Rock Off at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On August 19th, 2007 they released an 11-track full-length CD titled "'Bout Damn Time" recorded at Cleveland's renowned MetroSync Studios.
They have also demonstrated great proficiency in writing band bios that are meant to be descriptive and helpful but end up sounding long-winded and vain.
The Skatastrophes (NEW SONG!)'s Friend Space (Top 11)
Este año está por llegar a su fin y no queremos que se termine sin dejar un obsequio para los amigos, así que preparamos especialmente una versión de "EL AÑO VIEJO" en donde nos acompaña nuestro compa CELSO PIÑA. Entra en www.inspector.com.mx , solicítalo en la sección de "contacto" y te enviamos el link. Felices fiestas y que el 2010 venga con todo lo mejor INSPECTOR
Listen to Batching It's debut album "Homage" in it's entirety before it is released! CD out in January 2010! Featuring songs by NOFX, Skankin' Pickle, Swingin' Utters, Pearl Jam, Rancid, Lagwagon, Metallica, Sublime, No Use For a Name, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, No Doubt, The Descendents, Less Than Jake and Operation Ivy!
Qué tal The Skatastrophes (NEW SONG!). Aquí pasando para avisar que el próximo sábado 3 de oct se estrenará la sesión que grabamos para la estación Reactor de la Cd. de México presentando temas de nuestro nuevo disco. Las transmisiones serán a las 10 am y 7 pm ese día y puedes escucharla en el 105.7 de fm en DF y Edo de México o en línea en www.reactor.imer.com.mx
Y aprovechamos para invitarte a nuestro próximo show en el Dobermann de Aragón (Hda. de la Gavia #51, col Impulsora, Edo. de México) el dom 18 de oct a partir de las 5 pm, esperamos verte allá.
Am 21. November wird es das Abschlusskonzert der Tour im Berliner Astra Kulturhaus geben. Da es im Winter kein Konzert in Potsdam geben wird, solltet ihr euch frühzeitig Tickets sichern. Auf nach Berlin !
Tickets: www.koka36.de
Hey whats going on? Hope you don't mind us whoring ourselves on your page, we're a new band from Akron trying to get the word out about our 1 year aniversary show, our biggest show yet, you should come out. Support local music.
THE KENT STAGE PRESENTS ^♠^ GOD'S BLACK.45 ^♠^ HALLOWEEN PARTY 1 YEAR ANIVERSARY SHOW
We are a taking break from recording, for our aniversary which is featuring other great acts such as: Skel Riffton, Catera, Snuff Film, Not This Body, and Born Empty.
Tickets are $5.00 dollars, Get them now, we WILL sell out. Just hit us up on here, leave us a comment or a message if you want a ticket. We can mail them, you can pick them up, or we even have a person that goes out once a week and drops them off. they are going fast!
Its all ages! doors open at 7:00pm they sell fairly cheap beer and wine there, but security's loose, and i'm sure their drinks aren't as cheap as stuffing a 5th of 110 vodka into your girlfiends purse, Just a heads up. I don't like our fans being discuraged to come see good music by bar prices.
(photo of GB.45 at Old Glory almost 1 year ago)
Also for those of you who aren't familiar with Halloween in Kent, it is the biggest Halloween festival in Ohio drawing anywhere from 10,000 to 25,000 costumed drunks ready to reek mayham downtown till the sun comes up. So the after party will be right there waiting.
The Kent Stage is located right in the heart of downtown Kent, you can't miss it.
If you live anywhere near this then come along (Melbourne,Australia). If not, then I'm sorry, I'll always love you, I think you look great in those shoes and you should buy one of our albums (Once again, sorry about the Spiced Ham). Cheers. The Duvtons
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